The 129th Annual General Meeting of the Royal Pigeon Racing Association will be held at Leonardo Hotel (East Midlands Airport), Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2SH on Friday 28th February 2025 (9.00am). Supporting paperwork may be downloaded below. Members are entitled to attend the meeting, and will be most welcome. Download: AGM Agenda and Proposed Rule […]
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Our auction site
The latest auction on our dedicated auction site is of 12 Van Loon stock birds from White & Ogden, Tyne & Wear, and runs until Sunday 23rd February – see outline details below. You need to be registered on the site to bid – see the detailed guide on the home page. By registering/bidding you […]

Bird Flu Updates
From 00:01 on Sunday 16 February 2025 the avian influenza prevention zone housing measures will be extended to cover Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Cheshire, Merseyside and Lancashire in addition to the East Riding of Yorkshire, City of Kingston Upon Hull, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Shropshire, York and North Yorkshire. The England wide AIPZ mandating enhanced biosecurity in all other counties remains […]

Registration of Birds
To hold a gathering of birds, a general licence must be applied for by the person organising the event. This involves applying to APHA, notifying them of the date or range of dates and the address of the premises the gatherings are taking place, at least 7 days before the event. The person applying for […]